Discusses some of the manifestations of dyslexia, focusing on the probable neurological origins of the disorder. Includes comments on dyslexia research studies and treatment. The latter includes special education techniques and retraining. (JN)

Describes in detail use of the British Ability Scales with 83 children aged 8-16 having specific reading difficulties, i.e., dyslexia. Subtests involving speed of precessing and short term memory were poor; tasks involving reasoning and spatial imagery were average or above average. Reading abilities were below expected levels. (Author/JAC)

The relationship of Bannatyne's Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) recategorized factor profiles to reading was analyzed. Subjects were grouped by reading achievement, age, and intelligence quotient. The relationship of spatial, conceptual, and sequential factors to reading achievement was explored, and the factor profiles…

Neuropsychological tests taping intellectual, language, perceptual, and motor processing of a learning disabled child are described. The use of the test results to formulate remedial strategies is outlined. The application of ideas presented by other authors in the Summer 1981 issue of "School Psychology Review" is demonstrated. (Author/AL)

Research suggests that there are three subgroups among poor readers, each with different patterns of skills, and that diagnosticians should look for an imbalance of skills, rather than any set assortment of strengths and weaknesses. (MKM)

This case study describes different traditional and sensory approaches to reading which were tried unsuccessfully with Jim, a third-grade nonreader, until a breakthrough was made by teaching him Exact English Signing. The author speculates that other techniques, such as braille, might also help the learning disabled. (SJL)

Reports on research in the following areas: reading tests and standards, dyslexia and specific reading retardation, remedial reading, reading development, and reading materials. (GT)

Reports on research in the following areas: reading standards and tests, dyslexia and specific reading retardation, remedial reading, reading development, and materials and reading. (GT)

The matching of students with language learning disabilities and dyslexia to appropriate reading materials is discussed, and formal and informal methods are presented for determining reading levels for accuracy, fluency, and comprehension instruction and practice. The Spache Readability Formula, the New Dale-Challe Readability Formula, and…

A study used the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT) experimental paradigm in a picture naming task to explore the source of the naming deficits of 15 children (ages 8-10) with dyslexia. Compared with 15 controls, subjects showed fewer correct responses and spontaneous recalls, more TOT responses, and less accurate feeling of knowing judgments. (Contains…

This article discusses issues in the assessment of individuals who show difficulty in learning to read and write in different languages. A review of reading studies in several language contexts leads to a proposed framework for assessment procedures. Case studies from interventions in three language contexts (Sylheti/English, Herero/English,…

This article presents a theoretical overview at the cognitive level of the role of phonological awareness in reading development and developmental dyslexia across languages. It is argued that the primary deficit in developmental dyslexia in all languages lies in representing speech sounds: a deficit in phonological representation. (Contains…

The paper reviews the theoretic legacy of the Orton Dyslexia Society, describes a longitudinal study conducted in a large public school system which has proven the effectiveness of the Orton Gillingham system of reading instruction, and underlines the role of educators in the quest for literacy. (JDD)